ESD Assessment on Western Australian Fisheries

The Department of Fisheries needs to show that Western Australianfisheries operate in a sustainable manner, according to the principles of Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD). This is a requirement of the Commonwealth Government's Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

• Dept of Environment and Heritage Western Australian fisheries assessments

From this link above you will be able to view the fisheries assessments for the following fisheries.

• Abalone Fishery
• Abrolhos Island and Mid West Trawl Managed Fishery
• Beche-de-mer Fishery
• Broome Prawn Managed Fishery
• Exmouth Gulf Prawn Fishery
• Kimberley Prawn Managed Fishery
• Mackerel Fishery
• Marine Aquarium Fish Fishery
• Northern Demersal Scalefish Managed Fishery
• Onslow and Nickol Bay Prawn Managed Fisheries
• Pearl Oyster Fishery
• Pilbara Trap Fishery
• Pilbara Trawl Fishery
• Salmon Managed Fisheries
• Shark Bay Experimental Crab Fishery
• Shark Bay Prawn Fishery
• Shark Bay Scallop Fishery
• Shark Bay Snapper Fishery
• South Coast Crustacean Fishery
• Specimen Shell Collection Fishery
• Western Rock Lobster Fishery
• West Coast Deep Sea Crab Interim Managed Fishery